-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Matt Zimmerman wrote: > On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 12:42:44AM +0100, Roald (ubuntu_demon) wrote: >> Please read the entire document. All feedback is welcome. Especially >> feedback regarding communication between us forum ambassadors and you >> developers. For example in what way should we report to you about >> interesting trends and wishes ? > > I haven't reviewed the ForumAmbassadors document recently, but in answer to > your question above, I think that the most useful and compatible way to > transfer this information is in the form of news. It would be great to have > a weekly forum news roundup which highlighted activity which might be of > interest beyond the forums themselves. > > This would be much more effective than individuals attempting to pass > specific issues from forums to teams one-by-one. A hypothetical forum > update might include, for example: > > - A summary of testing feedback in the new testing forum for a recent > milestone release, with a hyperlink to the full thread > (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=201), which would be of > interest to the QA team > > - A summary of a thread discussing a new Ubuntu feature (proposed, under > development or released), giving user feedback and suggestions which might > be of interest to the developer working on it > > - A summary of a thread where users are struggling with a particularly > common or severe bug > > - A summary of a thread where forum users are discussing their reactions to > a recent change in the Ubuntu community, such as a new team or new > appointment, which might be of interest to the Community Council > > The forums represent our largest window into the opinions of the user > community, but it is far too large for project leaders and developers to > monitor themselves. By summarizing important general-interest threads, > this information could be brought to a wider audience in a clear and > unobtrusive way. > > One possible vehicle for this is the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, which is > regularly published by the Marketing Team (thanks!). Perhaps a section in > the newsletter could be devoted to the forums, a few responsible citizens > from the forum community could spend a bit of time each week to fill it in > with the week's events from their perspective. I've CCed their mailing list > to discuss this idea. > > The editors would need to be selective about what is published, and consider > issues in the context of the project as a whole. They must focus on > concrete, general-interest issues, and avoid vague or speculative topics. > The Ubuntu community would rely on them to filter this information for the > benefit of all concerned. > > What do you think? >
I think it's a great idea which is worth considering. Thank you very much for your contribution! I will ask how the people currently interested in the forum-ambassadors thread think about this. I've added a couple of recipients who probably want to receive e-mail relavant to the forum-ambassadors idea. Regards, Roald (ubuntu_demon) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFp/uVadqpfxv/6LsRAog2AJwPYtRFyBicUGP2GrY+hz1edqVGsgCcD7cU hdgK4BECwcsbXw0AWggPoik= =sFpr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
